PriyaMeansLove
Baltimore, Maryland |
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purist all natural * organic ingredients * high performance * handcrafted from scratch by Priya
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purist all natural * organic ingredients * high performance * handcrafted from scratch by Priya
> > small luxuries to help you care for the body you live in < <
Items
Featured items
adk Adirondack all natural forest cologne / botanical evergreen perfume with balsam fir, cedar, pine, reindeer moss, cade
MAPLE LIP BUFF - a delicious lip scrub with maple sugar and primo organic oils (glass jar)
Deep Radiance Face Cream - a luscious organic, truly all-natural facial moisturizer for smooth, lustrous skin (1.7 oz cobalt blue glass jar)
COCOON BODY BUTTER - palo santo, spices, and butternut squash in a warming, grounding organic body moisturizer (1/2 oz or 2 oz tin)
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new organic LIQUID SOAP! thick, cleansing, nondrying hand soap with grounding forest aromatics
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COCOON BODY BUTTER - palo santo, spices, and butternut squash in a warming, grounding organic body moisturizer (1/2 oz or 2 oz tin)
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Pomegranate Eye Serum - an intensive organic botanical cocktail for beautiful eyes (glass roller)
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soft yarrow CLEANSING MILK -- a gentle facial cleanser and makeup remover with organic jojoba, yarrow, rosalina, bentonite clay
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HAND SANITIZER with lavender, mint, fir, thyme, made with organic cane alcohol (80 ml / 2.7 oz aluminum bottle)
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OCHRE LIP THERAPY iron oxide + alkanet root organic lipstick in compostable packaging! (0.15 oz paperboard tube)
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Lavender Mud Hair and Scalp Cleanser - a rare, radical completely natural, effective shampoo based on clay (8 oz aluminum bottle)
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Herbal Lip Therapy - Organic Super-Nourishing Lip Balm with Calendula and Immortelle (0.15 oz tube, 0.3 oz compostable tube, or 1/2 oz tin)
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Deep Radiance Face Cream - a luscious organic, truly all-natural facial moisturizer for smooth, lustrous skin (1.7 oz cobalt blue glass jar)
$51.50 FREE shipping3 people have this in their cart -
fuchsia Herbal Lip Therapy - organic botanically deep tinted lip balm with calendula helichrysum rosemary (compostable 0.3 oz tube)
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SUNSHINE BUTTER - an organic moisturizing butter with cheerful citrus herb and blossom aromatics (2 oz or 4 oz tin)
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Sweet Mouth Mint Drops - a potent pocket-sized organic liquid breath freshener in a supercute green glass bottle (5 ml dropper bottle)
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Deep Radiance Face Cream - a luscious organic, truly all-natural facial moisturizer for smooth, lustrous skin (1/4 oz glass jar)
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Green Lilac perfume - all natural fresh green floral fragrance - jasmine, lotus, mint, vetiver, and violet leaf
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MAPLE LIP BUFF - a delicious lip scrub with maple sugar and primo organic oils (glass jar)
$13.505 people have this in their cart -
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LAVENDER & SEAMOSS - an all-natural botanical fragrance: lavender, oakmoss, bergamot, with cool oceanic intrigue
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Dream Salve - orange blossom, citrus, and lavender salve for peaceful sleep (1 oz screwtop tin)
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HAND IN GLOVE cologne - russian leather all natural organic fragrance for men women, with saffron, juniper, patchouli, osmanthus
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KISS KIT - organic lip scrub, lip balm, and breath drops for soft, smooth lips and sweet breath
$35.00 FREE shipping5 people have this in their cart -
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Sunsmoke Cologne - all natural organic smoky fragrance for men + women with tobacco, yuzu, aged wood, mimosa
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SHINE SERUM for hair - an all natural, silicone-free smoothing serum for frizz, manageability, and shine (10 ml glass bottle)
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adk Adirondack all natural forest cologne / botanical evergreen perfume with balsam fir, cedar, pine, reindeer moss, cade
$5.5018 people have this in their cart -
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Grapefruit & Frankincense Hand Cream - a rich organic hand + body cream with calendula, marshmallow root, and evening primrose (2 oz jar)
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Nail & Cuticle Balsam - an intensive hand treatment for strong nails and smooth cuticles (1/2 oz tin)
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Ginger Mint Foot Cream - an organic vegan warming tingly moisturizer for achy feet (2 oz / 4 oz glass jar)
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Balsam Fir Deodorant - a woodsy, unisex all-natural spray deodorant - effective and aluminum free (2 oz glass atomizer)
$15.5015 people have this in their cart -
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MOON GAZER natural perfume oil - moonlight and night blooming flowers - jasmine orris sandalwood moonflower (5 ml glass roller)
$5.505 people have this in their cart -
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Natural Perfume + Cologne sample set - fresh organic unisex fragrances (1 ml samples in a muslin bag)
$21.0017 people have this in their cart -
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organic Lavender Vetiver linen spray - a calming spray, for pillows, linens, rooms, body, and hair (4 oz atomizer)
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HAYRIDE perfume - all natural fall fragrance with notes of apple, smoke, amber, and sandalwood
$5.504 people have this in their cart -
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Vetiverte Cologne - all natural organic fragrance for men + women with cooling vetiver, white lotus, and tomato leaf
$5.009 people have this in their cart -
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Rose + Chamomile BB Cream - an organic skin perfecting day cream with organic rose sesame elderflowers zinc oxide (1.7 oz glass jar)
$8.5013 people have this in their cart -
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CHERRY BLOSSOM natural perfume - spring floral with rose otto, bitter almond, vanilla, raspberry, and sandalwood
$5.5013 people have this in their cart -
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COMFREY SALVE - simple potent plant power for everyday moisturizing or for special care (1 oz jar)
$14.003 people have this in their cart -
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Lavender Face Scrub - a gentle organic facial cleanser and exfoliant rich in alpha-hydroxy acids (1.7 oz glass jar)
$13.008 people have this in their cart -
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Organic Lavanilla Body Butter - organic lavender and Tahitian vanilla in a rich, moisturizing butter (4 oz, 2 oz, or 1/2 oz tins)
$8.50
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joan5680 on Nov 19, 2020
5 out of 5 starsI couldn't choose which perfume to purchase so I was grateful that this set was available! You get more than enough product to make a decision. In fact, you get several uses out of each 1ml spray bottle. If you're looking for a gift for someone who loves perfumes or body sprays I would suggest this gift. Then you can get the scent they like the most for their birthday.
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joan5680 on Nov 19, 2020
5 out of 5 starsThis body butter is amazing. I put it on and my hands say "thank you." In addition to the texture the scent is just right. It's not overpowering and as noted in the product description it gives me some grounding. I use it right before bed as a sign to let go of whatever happened today. A little definitely goes a long way.
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Geneviève on Nov 14, 2020
5 out of 5 starsSuper lip moisturizer, will be perfect for the cold winter!
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Ja'nae on Nov 9, 2020
5 out of 5 starsShipped very quickly! I made a mistake on my order and she even refunded my shipping. I love the lavender sea moss.
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addie on Dec 2, 2020
5 out of 5 starsI just tried this for the first time when priya sent me a sample in my last order. I loved putting on this face cream for day time use and getting some sun protection at the same time. It felt so good on my skin as well. Immediately ordered a jar.
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Hannah on Dec 1, 2020
5 out of 5 starsPriya made this whole experience unbelievably wonderful. She was, of course, incredibly knowledgeable and helpful when I asked for recommendations and when I purchased she sent a note remembering I was buying a gift for my sister! Cannot recommend her shop enough, will definitely purchase again
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About PriyaMeansLove
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Cutting balsam fir tips from my family's tree, to make Balsam Fir Deodorant.
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Where it's made.
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Part of my tincture shelf. Captured by Plaid Photography, Baltimore, MD.
Radiant beauty without compromise.
INGREDIENTS & PHILOSOPHY.
Priya Means Love is a one-woman business, started by me, Priya, after chronic illness forced me to leave my post-graduate studies in math. I found delight and inspiration in playing with these beautiful ingredients, in discovering herbalism, and in becoming a part of the indie crafting scene in Toronto, where Priya Means Love started -- and in the process, I created products that eased my chemical sensitivities and made my skin and hair happier than ever, all using only radically all-natural, responsibly grown ingredients that I was proud to buy.
My intention is to continually educate myself on ingredients with an open mind, but I craft like an ideological ingredient purist: every single one of my ingredients is hardcore natural and minimally processed, and nearly all are certified organic or ethically wildharvested. They are ingredients you would be proud to eat, plus clays and specialty oils. This means that no Priya Means Love products will ever contain petroleum products, parabens, sulfates or synthetic fragrances. I also avoid ingredients of natural origin that have been so heavily processed, they may as well be synthetic in my book, e.g. emulsifying wax, grapefruit seed extract, sodium lauryl sulfate, and cocamidopropyl betaine.
I have chemical sensitivities, especially to synthetic fragrances and pthalates, so you can be sure my products never contain them; the wonderful scents come only from the fragrant whole ingredients used to make them: virgin beeswax, coconut oil, essential oils, and from flowers, herbs, and spices that I infuse in various ways.
THANK YOU
for stopping by, for your purchase, and for your feedback and vibes! It's a delight to be able to spend my days concocting good stuff, and it thrills me to no end when my creations bring other people pleasure too.
P.S.
Priya does actually mean love (in Sanskrit). :)
Shop members
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Priya Narasimhan
Owner, Formulator, Maker
Lover of nature, led by the nose through the world, loves the delicious and the sensual. Purist formulator, ex mathematician, fibromyalgia sufferer. Happiest solving a formulating problem or during a sensory aha! moment in the workshop.
Shop policies
Accepted payment methods
Returns and exchanges
I gladly accept cancellations
I don't accept returns or exchanges
Returns and exchange details
Shipping
Your order will be packed in eco-friendly materials: recycled boxes and mailers, recycled GreenWrap, and/or reused bubble wrap.
I ship via insured USPS. If you'd like additional services like signature confirmation at an additional cost, please let me know.
IMPORTANT: if your delivery location is prone to theft, please either let me know, or request signature confirmation.
More information
Frequently asked questions
Do your products contain petroleum products, synthetic fragrances, fragrance oils, parabens, formaldehyde releasers, or other synthetic preservatives?
No, never -- this is very important to me. My passion, which became my business, stems from my reverence for natural, minimally processed beautiful materials, and from my own profound chemical sensitivities -- so you can be sure that my none of my products will ever contain these sorts of materials. My products are truly, radically all natural.
What do you mean by radically all natural?
That's a tough question to answer in a short space. But, in essence: there's no standard definition for what "all natural" means in the bodycare and cosmetic world.* Different people have different definitions, and I often see products labeled "all natural" that contain dubious ingredients.
What I mean by radically all natural is that every single ingredient I use would fit anyone's notion of what it is to be natural. My products are made from simple, elemental, minimally processed ingredients like herbs, clays, essential oils, oils, and beeswax. Good, clean food, basically!
*In fact "all natural" isn't a regulated term, and any company can call their products natural, even if they contain synthetic fragrances, preservatives, etc.!
Given that your products are all natural, how long do they last?
Quite a while! Typically 1-3 years. I formulate my products to be enjoyed over time, and each product is labeled with its batch number and with an "enjoy by" date. The shelf life depends on the particular oils in the product -- just as you wouldn't cook with olive oil that's a few years old, so also will the natural oils in bodycare go rancid over time. If you get to the end of the stated shelf life and your product still feels and smell fresh (no gumminess to a balm, no whiff of old oil), feel free to keep using it! I am pretty conservative when stating shelf life, so products typically last months longer than indicated.
How should I store and care for my Priya Means Love products?
Away from sunlight and at consistent room temperature is ideal -- your medicine cabinet or a shady dresser top is perfect. No need to store in the fridge. Think of it like how you'd store dried herbs -- sunlight steals the mojo of these products, and heat can dull the aromatics over time. And repeated fluctuations from very warm to very cold can change the texture of body butters and creams,
A few places to *avoid* storing your goodies: in a car (big temperature swings!), on top of a radiator, on a sunny windowsill.
Because my products are made from natural oils, butters, and waxes, they may become softer in very hot weather or harder in cold weather. These texture variations are normal and won't affect the performance of the product.
Notes on allergies and medical conditions.
My products are rich in botanicals, which speak to our bodies in complex, profound ways. But with plants, allergies are always a possibility. Please read ingredients lists, know your own allergies, and ask questions; when in doubt consult your doctor and/or do a patch test. All the descriptions of my products and ingredients are for educational purposes only.
Are your products cruelty free? Vegan?
My products are cruelty free and always will be. I am personally against animal testing, and I will never test my products on animals. To be cruelty-free, a company's ingredients must not be tested on animals either. Part of the reason I use simple, natural ingredients with a long history of human use is that they sidestep the supposed "need" for animal testing, because they're already known to be safe.
My products are all vegetarian (like me!), and many are naturally vegan. The only non-vegan ingredients I use are beeswax from local farmers who use good bee-friendly practices, natural lanolin (extracted from sheared sheep's wool), and powdered milk. Many of my products can be made vegan on request -- feel free to convo me!
Packaging return program.
I try to avoid bringing more packaging into this world! Most of my glass packaging can be returned to me for a refund of $1 per piece. Unfortunately I'm unable to cover shipping expenses, so I recommend saving up a handful of containers before mailing your glass packaging back to me. Convo me for my shipping address; when I receive your packaging, I'll issue you a refund on a previous order or via PayPal.
I often vend at markets in the Baltimore/DC/Philadelphia area -- if you live in the area, you're welcome to return packaging to me in person!
A few years ago I bought a lip scrub / perfume / body butter from you that I LOVED and it's no longer in your shop -- do you have more, or can you make another for me?
Quite possibly! Feel free to email me to ask -- you never know!
Where can I smell and feel your products in person? Do you offer wholesale?
You can find me at MARKETS in the Baltimore/DC/Philadelphia area -- find my market schedule here:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/priyameanslove#local
STOCKISTS -- each carries a different selection of my products, so call ahead if you're looking for a specific product! Here's a partial list:
BALTIMORE area: Hunting Ground, Artifact Coffee, Vita, Rooster & Hen Store, Trohv
DC area: Botanologica, Stitch & Rivet
PHILADELPHIA: Moon + Arrow
NYC: Remedies Herb Shop
Long Island: Codfish Cowboy
WHOLESALE INQUIRIES: Have a beautiful shop where my organic products would fit in? Please contact me at priyameanslove at gmail, or find me on Etsy Wholesale!
Who makes all this stuff? Where?
All of my products are handmade from scratch by me! I formulate and handmake everything in my Baltimore workshop, using only radically all natural, minimally processed ingredients, most of which are organic or wildharvested. I aim to make my products as from-scratch as possible, starting with herbs, some of which I grow, wildharvest, or source from a nearby farm. My workshop is always brimming with herbs infusing in oils and tinctures brewing, raw materials that will end up in my Deep Radiance Face Cream, Balsam Fir Deodorant, Lavender Mud shampoo -- you name it!